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borough

[ bur-oh, buhr-oh ]

noun

  1. (in certain states of the U.S.) an incorporated municipality smaller than a city.
  2. one of the five administrative divisions of New York City.
  3. British.
    1. an urban community incorporated by royal charter, similar to an incorporated city or municipality in the U.S.
    2. a town, area, or constituency represented by a Member of Parliament.
    3. (formerly) a fortified town organized as and having some of the powers of an independent country.
  4. (in Alaska) an administrative division similar to a county in other states.


borough

/ ˈʌə /

noun

  1. a town, esp (in Britain) one that forms the constituency of an MP or that was originally incorporated by royal charter See also burgh
  2. any of the 32 constituent divisions that together with the City of London make up Greater London
  3. any of the five constituent divisions of New York City
  4. (in the US) a self-governing incorporated municipality
  5. (in medieval England) a fortified town or village or a fort
  6. (in New Zealand) a small municipality with a governing body
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of borough1

before 900; Middle English burw ( e ), borwg ( h ), borogh, bor ( u ) g, bur ( u ) g, burgh town, Old English burg fortified town; cognate with Old Norse borg, Old Saxon, Dutch burg, German Burg castle, Gothic baurgs city; MIr brí, brig, Welsh, Breton bre hill, Avestan əə- height; akin to Armenian bardzr, Hittite parkus high. See barrow 2.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of borough1

Old English burg ; related to beorgan to shelter, Old Norse borg wall, Gothic baurgs city, Old High German burg fortified castle
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The scene stretched from the borough's town hall up to the road's junction with New Street.

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The scene stretches from the borough's town hall up to the road's junction with New Street.

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Westminster City Council, which has more pubs and clubs than any other borough in London, said it needed to see the proposals in more detail before commenting further.

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The organisation which represents the 32 boroughs in the capital has revealed they overspent by £330m last year.

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Most of the borough and district councils have made an increase of 2.99%, while the amount that goes to Surrey Police has risen by 4.3%.

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